{"id":3207,"date":"2020-10-17T00:12:15","date_gmt":"2020-10-17T07:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/pal-question-839\/"},"modified":"2024-04-11T13:28:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T20:28:01","slug":"propagating-primulas","status":"publish","type":"pal","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/propagating-primulas\/","title":{"rendered":"Propagating Primulas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>I have some Primulas I would like to propagate, specifically <em>Primula elatior<\/em> and <em>Primula veris<\/em>. What is the best method, and when is the best time?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The timing will depend on the propagation method you choose. The American Horticultural Society&#8217;s <em>Plant Propagation<\/em> (edited by Alan Toogood; DK Publishing, 1999)says that division is done in early spring or after flowering; however, this method is not recommended for any species except <em>Primula vulgaris<\/em> and Polyanthus primroses. Although division is a healthy practice for some species, it can weaken others.<\/p>\n<p>You can raise your primroses from seed, which has the benefit of being a virus-free propagation method. This is done in either mid-spring or in late summer to fall(the later time period is rated as easier than the earlier). However, <em>Primula elatior, Primula veris, Primula vulgaris,<\/em> and candelabra-type primroses may hybridize if you do not isolate them. Depending on your outlook, this could be a problem or an opportunity. The seeds are best sown when fresh, in a well-drained, moist soil mix rich in organic content.<\/p>\n<p>There is some propagation information in this Alaska Master Gardeners article by Mary Jo Burns, entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alaskamastergardeners.org\/primulas_in_alaska.html\"><em>Growing Primula in South-Central Alaska.<\/em><\/a> You may want to see if your area has a chapter of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanprimrosesociety.org\/\">American Primrose Society<\/a>. Members of the Society have access to informative articles about all aspects of primrose cultivation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-keyword has-text-align-right wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/keyword\/primula\/\" rel=\"tag\">Primula<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/keyword\/propagation\/\" rel=\"tag\">Propagation<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have some Primulas I would like to propagate, specifically Primula elatior and Primula veris. What is the best method, and when is the best time? &nbsp; The timing will depend on the propagation method you choose. The American Horticultural Society&#8217;s Plant Propagation (edited by Alan Toogood; DK Publishing, 1999)says that division is done in early spring or after flowering; however, this method is not recommended for any species except Primula vulgaris and Polyanthus primroses. Although division is a healthy&#8230;<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/propagating-primulas\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Propagating Primulas<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","keyword":[94,96],"class_list":["post-3207","pal","type-pal","status-publish","hentry","keyword-primula","keyword-propagation"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pal\/3207"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pal"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/pal"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"keyword","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/keyword?post=3207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}